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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region South Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
12033
63593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
89
3230
13158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
88
3226
13107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
3211
13072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1931
6541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1723
5475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
386
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
46
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
46 Genera with 136 Species
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Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1816Orangetips9SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1861Blackveins2SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Artogeia Schrank, 1828Garden whites1SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Charonias Röber, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1871Clouded yellows26SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1849Arabs5SpeciesTaxom
Cunizza Grote, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1853Pearl-whites1SpeciesTaxom
Enantia Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1869Dappled whites18SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow8SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Glennia Klots, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Iberochloe Back, Knebel..., 18031SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Klotsius Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mathania Oberthür, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Metaporia Butler, 01SpeciesTaxom
Moschoneura Butler, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders2SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants3SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1886Fetterbush20SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1777Checkered Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Synchloe Doubleday, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1798Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Zegris Boisduval, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
136 Species and 50 Subspecies
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anthocharis belemida
Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Anthocharis belia euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836Eastern Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Anthocharis mollis (Wright, 1905)⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852
Anthocharis tagis
Anthocharis turritis Ochsenheimer, 1816
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia hippia Bremer, 1861
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Artogeia ergane Geyer, 1828
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias alfacariensis remota REISSINGER, 1989
Colias alfarcariensis
Colias australis (Verity, 1911)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982Canada Sulphur
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias edusa (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias erate erate Esper, 1805
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias heos thia
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias mer australis
Colias meridionalis australia
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias phicomone Esper, 1780Mountain Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871Bergers Clouded Yellow
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis danae eucharis Fabricius, 1792
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore nouna Lucas, 1849
Cunizza hirlanda praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1907
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dismorphia amphiona praxinoe
Dismorphia crisia rotruda (J. Zikán, 1940)⇒ Dismorphia crisia crisia Drury, 1782
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Enantia melite Linnaeus, 1763
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) bazae Fabiano, 1993Fabiano´S Greenish Black-Tip
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Euchloe ausonia simplonia
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe belemia belemia Esper, , 1800
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847California Marble
Euchloe (Euchloe) eversi Stamm, 1963Tenerife Green-Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) grancanariensis Acosta, 2008Gran Canaria Green-Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) hesperidum Rothschild, 1913Canary Green-striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) insularis Staudinger, 1861Corsican Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) simplonia FREYER, 1829Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) tagis (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Iberochloe tagis Hübner, 1803
Euchloe tagis tagis
Euchloe bellezina Boisduval, , 1828
Euchloe euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda odinia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819Barred Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurybia misellivestis Stichel, 1910
Eurybia molochina hyacinthina Stichel, 1910
Glennia pylotis Godart, 1819
Gonepteryx cleobule Hübner, 1831Canary Brimstone
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974
Gonepteryx maderensis C. Felder, 1863Madeira Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Iberochloe tagis Hübner, 1803
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878
Leptidea duponcheli Staudinger, 1871Eastern Wood White
Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946Cryptic Wood White
Leptidea morsei Fenton, 1882Fenton's Wood White
Leptidea reali REISSINGER, 1989Réal's Wood White
Leptidea serrata (Lee, 1955)⇒ Leptidea gigantea Leech, 1890
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mathania agasicles agasicles Hewitson, 1874
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Metaporia agathon phryxe
Moschoneura pinthous ithomia Hewitson, 1867
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia thalassina thalassina Boisduval, 1836
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris napi napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae azorensisAzorean Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae wollastoni (Butler, 1886)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Pontia) callidice (Roth, 1910)⇒ Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800
Pieris (Pontia) daplidice Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pieris dubiosa (Röber, 1907)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris edusa
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris manni (Mayer, 1851)⇒ Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris wollastoni Butler, 1886Madeiran large white
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia dalplidice
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Synchloe callidice (Hübner, 1799)⇒ Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Zegris (Zegris) eupheme Esper, 1804Sooty Orange Tip
Zegris eupheme meridionalis (Lederer, 1852)⇒ Zegris eupheme Esper, 1804
Zerene cesonia cesonia Stoll, 1790Southern Dogface

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in South Europe
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
10
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
30
75
Genera
Species

Taxom



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